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1977 Chicago White Sox season

The 1977 Chicago White Sox season in the American League saw the team finish third in the American League West, at 90–72, 12 games behind the Kansas City Royals.

Offseason edit

White Sox owner Bill Veeck tried a new philosophy during the offseason: figuring that if he could not compete with the bigger spending clubs for free agents, he would "rent" them, even if only for one year. With this strategy in mind, he traded for Richie Zisk (who had one year remaining on his contract) and Oscar Gamble (also in the final year of his contract), hoping that he would be able to continue the practice financially.[1]

Notable transactions edit

Regular season edit

On April 7 in Toronto, the White Sox played the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game in Blue Jays history.[10]

The White Sox, who came to be called the "South Side Hitmen", were in solid contention for most of the season, battling the division-winning Royals and Minnesota Twins most of the way.[1] They moved into first place in the AL West on July 1 and remained there until August 12.[1] Their primary weapon was their power hitting. As a team, the White Sox hit 192 home runs, a record which lasted until 1996.[1] Their displays of power caused fans to cheer for "curtain calls", where players came out of the dugout after hitting a home run to acknowledge those cheers. Some Royals players greatly resented this, and called such behavior "bush" and "unprofessional". The climax of this came on August 5, when White Sox pitcher Bart Johnson and Royals catcher Darrell Porter had a fistfight in a game at Kansas City.[1]

Opening Day lineup edit

Season standings edit

AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Kansas City Royals 102 60 0.630 55–26 47–34
Texas Rangers 94 68 0.580 8 44–37 50–31
Chicago White Sox 90 72 0.556 12 48–33 42–39
Minnesota Twins 84 77 0.522 17½ 48–32 36–45
California Angels 74 88 0.457 28 39–42 35–46
Seattle Mariners 64 98 0.395 38 29–52 35–46
Oakland Athletics 63 98 0.391 38½ 35–46 28–52

Record vs. opponents edit


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore 6–8 5–6 5–5 11–4 12–3 4–7 11–4 6–4 8–7 8–2 7–3 4–6 10–5
Boston 8–6 7–3 3–7 8–7 9–6 5–5 9–6 4–6 8–7 8–3 10–1 6–4 12–3
California 6–5 3–7 8–7 6–4 4–6 6–9 5–5 7–8 4–7 5–10 9–6 5–10 6–4
Chicago 5–5 7–3 7–8 6–4 4–6 8–7 6–5 10–5 3–7 10–5 10–5 6–9 8–3
Cleveland 4–11 7–8 4–6 4–6 8–7 3–7 11–4 2–9 3–12 7–3 7–3 2–9 9–5
Detroit 3–12 6–9 6–4 6–4 7–8 3–8 10–5 5–5 6–9 5–5 5–6 2–8 10–5
Kansas City 7–4 5–5 9–6 7–8 7–3 8–3 8–2 10–5 5–5 9–6 11–4 8–7 8–2
Milwaukee 4–11 6–9 5–5 5–6 4–11 5–10 2–8 3–8 8–7 5–5 7–3 5–5 8–7
Minnesota 4–6 6–4 8–7 5–10 9–2 5–5 5–10 8–3 2–8 8–6 7–8 8–7 9–1
New York 7–8 7–8 7–4 7–3 12–3 9–6 5–5 7–8 8–2 9–2 6–4 7–3 9–6
Oakland 2–8 3–8 10–5 5–10 3–7 5–5 6–9 5–5 6–8 2–9 7–8 2–13 7–3
Seattle 3–7 1–10 6–9 5–10 3–7 6–5 4–11 3–7 8–7 4–6 8–7 9–6 4–6
Texas 6–4 4–6 10–5 9–6 9–2 8–2 7–8 5–5 7–8 3–7 13–2 6–9 7–4
Toronto 5–10 3–12 4–6 3–8 5–9 5–10 2–8 7–8 1–9 6–9 3–7 6–4 4–7


Notable transactions edit

Roster edit

1977 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats edit

Batting edit

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB
Alan Bannister, SS,2B,LF,CF 139 560 87 154 20 3 3 57 54 49 .275 4
Kevin Bell, SS,3B 9 28 4 5 1 0 1 6 3 8 .179 0
Jack Brohamer, 3B,2B 59 152 26 39 10 3 2 20 21 8 .257 0
Bob Coluccio, OF 20 37 4 10 0 0 0 7 6 2 .270 0
Henry Cruz, OF 53 77 13 17 2 1 2 10 8 11 .221 0
Tommy Cruz, LF 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Brian Downing, C,DH,OF 69 169 28 48 4 2 4 25 34 21 .284 1
Jim Essian, C 114 322 50 88 18 2 10 44 52 35 .273 1
John Flannery, SS 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0
Oscar Gamble, DH,OF 137 408 75 121 22 2 31 83 54 54 .297 1
Ralph Garr, LF 134 543 78 163 29 7 10 54 27 44 .300 12
Jerry Hairston, CF,LF 13 26 3 8 2 0 0 4 5 7 .308 0
Lamar Johnson, DH,1B 118 374 52 113 12 5 18 65 24 53 .302 1
Don Kessinger, SS,2B,3B 39 119 12 28 3 2 0 11 13 7 .235 2
Chet Lemon, CF 150 553 99 151 38 4 19 67 52 88 .273 8
Bob Molinaro, RF 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1
Bill Nahorodny, C 7 23 3 6 1 0 1 4 2 3 .261 0
Tim Nordbrook, SS 15 20 2 5 0 0 0 1 7 4 .250 1
Wayne Nordhagen, RF,LF,DH 52 124 16 39 7 3 4 22 2 12 .315 1
Nyls Nyman, PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Jorge Orta, 2B 144 564 71 159 27 8 11 84 46 49 .282 4
Eric Soderholm, 3B,DH 130 460 77 129 20 3 25 67 47 47 .280 2
Jim Spencer, 1B 128 470 56 116 16 1 18 69 36 50 .247 1
Mike Squires, 1B 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0
Royle Stillman, OF,DH 56 119 18 25 7 1 3 13 17 21 .210 2
Richie Zisk, RF,DH,LF 141 531 78 154 17 6 30 101 55 98 .290 0
Team Totals
162 5633 844 1568 254 52 192 809 559 666 .278 42

Pitching edit

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K
Larry Anderson 1 3 9.35 6 0 0 8.2 10 10 9 1 19 7
Francisco Barrios 14 7 4.12 33 31 0 231.1 241 117 106 22 59 119
Ken Brett 6 4 5.01 13 13 0 82.2 101 47 46 10 15 39
Clay Carroll 1 3 4.76 8 0 1 11.1 14 7 6 3 4 4
Bruce Dal Canton 0 2 3.75 8 0 2 24.0 20 11 10 1 13 9
Dave Frost 1 1 3.04 4 3 0 23.2 30 9 8 0 3 15
Dave Hamilton 4 5 3.61 55 0 9 67.1 71 33 27 6 37 45
Bart Johnson 4 5 4.01 29 4 2 92.0 114 48 41 5 41 46
Don Kirkwood 1 1 5.18 16 0 0 40.0 49 27 23 3 12 24
Chris Knapp 12 7 4.80 27 26 0 146.1 166 90 78 16 62 103
Ken Kravec 11 8 4.10 26 25 0 166.2 161 87 76 12 57 125
Jack Kucek 0 1 3.63 8 3 0 34.2 35 20 14 4 10 25
Lerrin LaGrow 7 3 2.46 66 0 25 98.2 81 32 27 10 38 63
Silvio Martinez 0 1 5.57 10 0 1 21.0 28 14 13 4 14 10
Steve Renko 5 0 3.54 8 8 0 53.1 55 23 21 3 17 36
Steve Stone 15 12 4.51 31 31 0 207.1 228 115 104 25 83 124
John Verhoeven 0 0 2.61 6 0 0 10.1 9 3 3 0 2 6
Randy Wiles 1 1 10.13 5 0 0 2.2 5 3 3 1 4 0
Wilbur Wood 7 8 4.99 24 18 0 122.2 139 75 68 10 50 42
Team Totals
90 72 4.25 162 162 40 1444.2 1557 771 682 136 540 842

Awards and honors edit

All-Stars edit

All-Star Game

Farm system edit

The GCL White Sox won their league's championship.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e The White Sox Encyclopedia, Richard C. Lindberg, p. 88, Temple University Press, ISBN 1-56639-449-X
  2. ^ Minnie Miñoso at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Phil Roof at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Eric Soderholm at Baseball-Reference
  5. ^ Royle Stillman at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Rich Gossage at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Mark Esser at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Blue Moon Odom at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Fritz Peterson at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.94, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2
  11. ^ Oscar Gamble at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ Don Kessinger at Baseball Reference
  13. ^ Nyls Nyman at Baseball Reference

References edit

  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
  • 1977 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
  • 1977 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Almanac

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The 1977 Chicago White Sox season in the American League saw the team finish third in the American League West at 90 72 12 games behind the Kansas City Royals 1977 Chicago White SoxLeagueAmerican LeagueDivisionWestBallparkComiskey ParkCityChicago IllinoisOwnersBill VeeckGeneral managersRoland HemondManagersBob LemonTelevisionWSNS TVRadioWMAQ AM Harry Caray Lorn Brown Jimmy Piersall Mary Shane 1976 Seasons 1978 Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 Notable transactions 2 Regular season 2 1 Opening Day lineup 2 2 Season standings 2 3 Record vs opponents 2 4 Notable transactions 2 5 Roster 3 Player stats 3 1 Batting 3 2 Pitching 4 Awards and honors 4 1 All Stars 5 Farm system 6 Notes 7 ReferencesOffseason editWhite Sox owner Bill Veeck tried a new philosophy during the offseason figuring that if he could not compete with the bigger spending clubs for free agents he would rent them even if only for one year With this strategy in mind he traded for Richie Zisk who had one year remaining on his contract and Oscar Gamble also in the final year of his contract hoping that he would be able to continue the practice financially 1 Notable transactions edit October 6 1976 Minnie Minoso was released by the White Sox 2 October 21 1976 Phil Roof was traded by the White Sox to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later The Blue Jays completed the deal by sending Larry Anderson to the White Sox on January 5 3 November 26 1976 Eric Soderholm was signed as a free agent by the White Sox 4 December 5 1976 Royle Stillman was signed as a free agent by the White Sox 5 December 10 1976 Goose Gossage and Terry Forster were traded by the White Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Richie Zisk and Silvio Martinez 6 January 11 1977 Mark Esser was drafted by the White Sox in the 8th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft 7 January 26 1977 Blue Moon Odom was released by the White Sox 8 February 15 1977 Fritz Peterson was signed as a free agent by the White Sox 9 Regular season editOn April 7 in Toronto the White Sox played the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game in Blue Jays history 10 The White Sox who came to be called the South Side Hitmen were in solid contention for most of the season battling the division winning Royals and Minnesota Twins most of the way 1 They moved into first place in the AL West on July 1 and remained there until August 12 1 Their primary weapon was their power hitting As a team the White Sox hit 192 home runs a record which lasted until 1996 1 Their displays of power caused fans to cheer for curtain calls where players came out of the dugout after hitting a home run to acknowledge those cheers Some Royals players greatly resented this and called such behavior bush and unprofessional The climax of this came on August 5 when White Sox pitcher Bart Johnson and Royals catcher Darrell Porter had a fistfight in a game at Kansas City 1 Opening Day lineup edit Ralph Garr left field Alan Bannister shortstop Jorge Orta second base Richie Zisk right field Jim Spencer first base Oscar Gamble designated hitter Eric Soderholm third base Chet Lemon center field Brian Downing catcher Ken Brett pitcherSeason standings edit vteAL West W L Pct GB Home RoadKansas City Royals 102 60 0 630 55 26 47 34Texas Rangers 94 68 0 580 8 44 37 50 31Chicago White Sox 90 72 0 556 12 48 33 42 39Minnesota Twins 84 77 0 522 17 48 32 36 45California Angels 74 88 0 457 28 39 42 35 46Seattle Mariners 64 98 0 395 38 29 52 35 46Oakland Athletics 63 98 0 391 38 35 46 28 52Record vs opponents edit 1977 American League recordvteSources 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TORBaltimore 6 8 5 6 5 5 11 4 12 3 4 7 11 4 6 4 8 7 8 2 7 3 4 6 10 5Boston 8 6 7 3 3 7 8 7 9 6 5 5 9 6 4 6 8 7 8 3 10 1 6 4 12 3California 6 5 3 7 8 7 6 4 4 6 6 9 5 5 7 8 4 7 5 10 9 6 5 10 6 4Chicago 5 5 7 3 7 8 6 4 4 6 8 7 6 5 10 5 3 7 10 5 10 5 6 9 8 3Cleveland 4 11 7 8 4 6 4 6 8 7 3 7 11 4 2 9 3 12 7 3 7 3 2 9 9 5Detroit 3 12 6 9 6 4 6 4 7 8 3 8 10 5 5 5 6 9 5 5 5 6 2 8 10 5Kansas City 7 4 5 5 9 6 7 8 7 3 8 3 8 2 10 5 5 5 9 6 11 4 8 7 8 2Milwaukee 4 11 6 9 5 5 5 6 4 11 5 10 2 8 3 8 8 7 5 5 7 3 5 5 8 7Minnesota 4 6 6 4 8 7 5 10 9 2 5 5 5 10 8 3 2 8 8 6 7 8 8 7 9 1New York 7 8 7 8 7 4 7 3 12 3 9 6 5 5 7 8 8 2 9 2 6 4 7 3 9 6Oakland 2 8 3 8 10 5 5 10 3 7 5 5 6 9 5 5 6 8 2 9 7 8 2 13 7 3Seattle 3 7 1 10 6 9 5 10 3 7 6 5 4 11 3 7 8 7 4 6 8 7 9 6 4 6Texas 6 4 4 6 10 5 9 6 9 2 8 2 7 8 5 5 7 8 3 7 13 2 6 9 7 4Toronto 5 10 3 12 4 6 3 8 5 9 5 10 2 8 7 8 1 9 6 9 3 7 6 4 4 7 Notable transactions edit April 5 1977 Bucky Dent was traded by the White Sox to the New York Yankees for Oscar Gamble LaMarr Hoyt Bob Polinsky minors and 200 000 11 August 20 1977 Steve Staniland minors was traded by the White Sox to the St Louis Cardinals for Don Kessinger 12 August 31 1977 The White Sox traded players to be named later to the St Louis Cardinals for Clay Carroll The White Sox completed the deal by sending Nyls Nyman to the Cardinals on September 2 and sending Dave Hamilton and Silvio Martinez to the Cardinals on November 28 13 Roster edit 1977 Chicago White SoxRosterPitchers 51 Larry Anderson 46 Francisco Barrios 34 Ken Brett 34 Clay Carroll 43 Bruce Dal Canton 37 Dave Frost 26 Dave Hamilton 24 Bart Johnson 33 Don Kirkwood 45 Chris Knapp 27 Ken Kravec 55 Jack Kucek 36 Lerrin LaGrow 47 Silvio Martinez 50 Steve Renko 32 Steve Stone 51 John Verhoeven 52 Randy Wiles 28 Wilbur Wood Catchers 16 Brian Downing 11 Jim Essian 20 Bill NahorodnyInfielders 7 Alan Bannister 8 Kevin Bell 10 Jack Brohamer 1 John Flannery 23 Lamar Johnson 30 Don Kessinger 1 Tim Nordbrook 6 Jorge Orta 12 Eric Soderholm 3 Jim Spencer 19 Mike Squires Outfielders 5 Bob Coluccio 38 Henry Cruz 25 Tommy Cruz 17 Oscar Gamble 48 Ralph Garr 25 Jerry Hairston 44 Chet Lemon 5 Bob Molinaro 15 Wayne Nordhagen 18 Royle Stillman 22 Richie ZiskOther batters 20 Nyls Nyman Manager 21 Bob LemonCoaches 14 Larry Doby 29 Bobby Knoop 9 Minnie Minoso 31 Stan WilliamsPlayer stats editBatting edit Note G Games played AB At bats R Runs scored H Hits 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in BB Base on balls SO Strikeouts AVG Batting average SB Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SBAlan Bannister SS 2B LF CF 139 560 87 154 20 3 3 57 54 49 275 4Kevin Bell SS 3B 9 28 4 5 1 0 1 6 3 8 179 0Jack Brohamer 3B 2B 59 152 26 39 10 3 2 20 21 8 257 0Bob Coluccio OF 20 37 4 10 0 0 0 7 6 2 270 0Henry Cruz OF 53 77 13 17 2 1 2 10 8 11 221 0Tommy Cruz LF 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0Brian Downing C DH OF 69 169 28 48 4 2 4 25 34 21 284 1Jim Essian C 114 322 50 88 18 2 10 44 52 35 273 1John Flannery SS 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 000 0Oscar Gamble DH OF 137 408 75 121 22 2 31 83 54 54 297 1Ralph Garr LF 134 543 78 163 29 7 10 54 27 44 300 12Jerry Hairston CF LF 13 26 3 8 2 0 0 4 5 7 308 0Lamar Johnson DH 1B 118 374 52 113 12 5 18 65 24 53 302 1Don Kessinger SS 2B 3B 39 119 12 28 3 2 0 11 13 7 235 2Chet Lemon CF 150 553 99 151 38 4 19 67 52 88 273 8Bob Molinaro RF 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 500 1Bill Nahorodny C 7 23 3 6 1 0 1 4 2 3 261 0Tim Nordbrook SS 15 20 2 5 0 0 0 1 7 4 250 1Wayne Nordhagen RF LF DH 52 124 16 39 7 3 4 22 2 12 315 1Nyls Nyman PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0Jorge Orta 2B 144 564 71 159 27 8 11 84 46 49 282 4Eric Soderholm 3B DH 130 460 77 129 20 3 25 67 47 47 280 2Jim Spencer 1B 128 470 56 116 16 1 18 69 36 50 247 1Mike Squires 1B 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 000 0Royle Stillman OF DH 56 119 18 25 7 1 3 13 17 21 210 2Richie Zisk RF DH LF 141 531 78 154 17 6 30 101 55 98 290 0Team Totals 162 5633 844 1568 254 52 192 809 559 666 278 42Pitching edit Note W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average G Games pitched GS Games started SV Saves IP Innings pitched H Hits allowed R Runs allowed ER Earned runs allowed HR Home runs allowed BB Walks allowed K Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB KLarry Anderson 1 3 9 35 6 0 0 8 2 10 10 9 1 19 7Francisco Barrios 14 7 4 12 33 31 0 231 1 241 117 106 22 59 119Ken Brett 6 4 5 01 13 13 0 82 2 101 47 46 10 15 39Clay Carroll 1 3 4 76 8 0 1 11 1 14 7 6 3 4 4Bruce Dal Canton 0 2 3 75 8 0 2 24 0 20 11 10 1 13 9Dave Frost 1 1 3 04 4 3 0 23 2 30 9 8 0 3 15Dave Hamilton 4 5 3 61 55 0 9 67 1 71 33 27 6 37 45Bart Johnson 4 5 4 01 29 4 2 92 0 114 48 41 5 41 46Don Kirkwood 1 1 5 18 16 0 0 40 0 49 27 23 3 12 24Chris Knapp 12 7 4 80 27 26 0 146 1 166 90 78 16 62 103Ken Kravec 11 8 4 10 26 25 0 166 2 161 87 76 12 57 125Jack Kucek 0 1 3 63 8 3 0 34 2 35 20 14 4 10 25Lerrin LaGrow 7 3 2 46 66 0 25 98 2 81 32 27 10 38 63Silvio Martinez 0 1 5 57 10 0 1 21 0 28 14 13 4 14 10Steve Renko 5 0 3 54 8 8 0 53 1 55 23 21 3 17 36Steve Stone 15 12 4 51 31 31 0 207 1 228 115 104 25 83 124John Verhoeven 0 0 2 61 6 0 0 10 1 9 3 3 0 2 6Randy Wiles 1 1 10 13 5 0 0 2 2 5 3 3 1 4 0Wilbur Wood 7 8 4 99 24 18 0 122 2 139 75 68 10 50 42Team Totals 90 72 4 25 162 162 40 1444 2 1557 771 682 136 540 842Awards and honors editAll Stars edit All Star Game Richie Zisk starter outfieldFarm system editSee also Minor League Baseball Level Team League ManagerAAA Iowa Oaks American Association Joe SparksAA Knoxville Knox Sox Southern League Jim NapierA Appleton Foxes Midwest League Gordon LundRookie GCL White Sox Gulf Coast League Joe JonesThe GCL White Sox won their league s championship Notes edit a b c d e The White Sox Encyclopedia Richard C Lindberg p 88 Temple University Press ISBN 1 56639 449 X Minnie Minoso at Baseball Reference Phil Roof at Baseball Reference Eric Soderholm at Baseball Reference Royle Stillman at Baseball Reference Rich Gossage at Baseball Reference Mark Esser at Baseball Reference Blue Moon Odom at Baseball Reference Fritz Peterson at Baseball Reference Diamond Dreams 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball Stephen Brunt p 94 Penguin Books ISBN 0 14 023978 2 Oscar Gamble at Baseball Reference Don Kessinger at Baseball Reference Nyls Nyman at Baseball ReferenceReferences editJohnson Lloyd Wolff Miles eds 1997 The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd ed Durham North Carolina Baseball America ISBN 978 0 9637189 8 3 1977 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference 1977 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Almanac Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1977 Chicago White Sox season amp oldid 1187346006, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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